There is no work-life balance when youโre autistic. A week of work can take a week to recover from. Evenings vanish in exhaustion, weekends in anxiety about the next week. Thereโs no real downtime, no real rest just trying to recover enough to do it all over again.
ADHD: The โQuick Online Purchaseโ
8:00 PM โ I need a new pillow.
8:09 PM โ Iโm comparing memory foam densities.
8:44 PM โ A Reddit thread convinces me cooling gel is a scam invented by Big Bedding.
9:30 PM โ Iโm researching sleep posture across different civilizations.
10:15 PM โ Ancient Egyptians apparently used wooden headrests. Horrifying.
11:02 PM โ I take a sleep quality quiz with 73 questions.
11:48 PM โ I decide I can survive with my current pillow a little longer.